The Greatest Opportunity!

The magnificent palace complex in the center of Azure Dragon Island.

"Windfire Heavenly Immortal, Spirit Sword Heavenly Immortal." A man with a tall crown, a fair complexion, no beard, and dressed in a servant's robe, exuding a cold and sinister aura, came from afar to greet them.

"Attendant Gao," Windfire Heavenly Immortal said, bowing, "Where is the Third Prince?"

"His Highness is currently in the Jade Sun Hall, hosting a banquet for the three Celestial Immortals of the Shaoyan Clan," said Attendant Gao with a smile. "His Highness had previously instructed that the Celestial Immortals of the Yinglong Guard be invited to join the banquet upon their arrival. This way, please."

Zhou Hao and the others followed them into the palace.

"This is one of the ten Celestial Immortals who serve Xia Emperor closely within the Great Xia Imperial Palace, known as the 'Ten Attendants.' Later, Xia Emperor dispatched them to serve several princes at the Celestial Immortal level," the Spirit Sword Heavenly Immortal introduced to Zhou Hao and the others via telepathy. "This Attendant Gao may look unremarkable, but he is actually a top-tier expert at the seventh level of Celestial Immortal, unfathomable in his abilities."

Even the personal attendants and servants were ten Celestial Immortals, and top-tier experts among them?

Zhou Hao sighed inwardly.

Indeed, the stronger one is, the higher one's vision becomes.

In Antan Commandery, even Earth Immortal of the Void Return could not find a single Celestial Immortal ancestor. However, after arriving at the Xia Clan base in this Earth Ruins Realm, Celestial Immortals were everywhere on the way to Azure Dragon Island, and groups of Loose Immortal and Earth Immortal served as guards and servants.

It truly proves the saying: Celestial beings are everywhere, and wandering Loose Immortal and Earth Immortal are as common as dogs.

Jade Sun Hall.

This is an extremely luxurious and enormous hall. The entire dome is carved from a single piece of the immortal-grade material 'Radiant Sun Crystal' from the Radiant Great World. Below it are jade thrones made entirely of 'Langya Golden Jade' from the Jade Prosperity Great World.

The 'Endless Spring Water' of the Ice Snow Great World flows gently through the halls, winding around jade platforms. Exquisitely crafted boats made of the Heavenly Realm 'Azure Jade Bamboo' carry fine wine and delicacies, allowing the immortals on the jade platforms to eat as they please.

Four figures sat on the jade platform in the hall.

The man at the very head of the table was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe. He was handsome, and his narrow eyes had double pupils, which made him appear even more majestic as he looked around.

Is this Xia Mang Tang, the third prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, who possesses the strength of a ninth-level Celestial Immortal and is said to be at the "half-step Pure Yang" stage?

Zhou Hao nodded secretly.

As expected, he possessed extraordinary qualities and an imperial aura; no wonder the Xia Emperor sent him to oversee the Earth Ruins Realm.

The Xia Emperor has existed in the Xia Clan Great World since the ancient war between gods and demons, for countless years, and naturally, the Xia Emperor has many descendants.

However, most of them did not become celestial beings and perished in the long river of time.

Only six princes truly became celestial beings and were entrusted with important responsibilities. This third prince was the most outstanding among them, and even had the potential to become a pure yang prince.

It is said that Xia Emperor had long ago decreed that whichever of his princes could reach the Pure Yang True Immortal realm could succeed him as the next emperor.

The Third Prince, Xia Mang Tang, possesses extraordinary bloodline and extremely high strength. Coupled with his noble status and ability to mobilize a large amount of resources, he is also the most likely candidate to become the next ruler of the Xia Clan Great World. He enjoys great prestige throughout the Three Realms, and naturally, many Celestial Immortals are willing to follow him.

At least when they arrived, the two celestial immortals, Windfire and Spirit Sword, revealed that they were serving the Third Prince.

"Windfire, Spirit Sword, you've come at the perfect time. Are these three Celestial Immortals who just arrived from the Yinglong Guard headquarters?" Xia Mang Tang said with a smile. "Please take your seats. The Jade Spring Elixir that the Obsessive Heart Heavenly Immortal brought this time is even better than the Celestial Wine of the Heavenly Court."

On a jade platform below, a weathered old man with a hint of sadness in his eyes shook his head. "A disillusioned person can only indulge in such verbal sparring. I hope the Third Prince will forgive me."

"Greetings, Third Prince." Zhou Hao and the others bowed slightly, and then, led by Attendant Gao, each ascended a jade platform.

This banquet, where wine cups float on the water, was extremely elegant. Each exquisite jade bamboo boat was filled with delicacies from various great worlds and even the Heavenly Realm. Although the Third Prince was of noble status, he spoke gently and politely, and frequently offered wine, creating a very harmonious atmosphere in the hall.

While enjoying the rare and exquisite delicacies, Zhou Hao also took a look at the three Shaoyan Clan Immortals sitting opposite him.

The weathered old man leading the three was the ' Obsessive Heart Heavenly Immortal,' possessing the strength of an eighth-level Celestial Immortal.

One with white hair and withered skin was the ' Withered Wood Heavenly Immortal ', and the other, who looked like a burly middle-aged man, was the ' Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal '. One was a seventh-level Celestial Immortal, and the other was a sixth-level Celestial Immortal. Neither of them were ordinary people.

"Of the three people who come out at random, two are top-tier Celestial Immortals. The Shaoyan Clan can rank among the top ten in the Xia Clan Great World. Their foundation is truly profound," Zhou Hao thought to himself.

The reason he paid attention to the three celestial beings was because he had read the original work in his previous life and knew that Ji Ning would become enemies with the Shaoyan Clan later on.

Following the typical plot of novels, Shaoyan Clan will likely meet a tragic end.

Of course, these things had nothing to do with him; it was just a bit of curiosity.

Zhou Hao was observing them with curiosity, while the three Shaoyan Clan Immortals opposite him were also secretly observing the five of them.

"Third Prince, these Celestial Immortals, apart from Xuan Guang who has some strength, the rest, Windfire and Spirit Sword, are only at the fifth or sixth level. Why are you so concerned about them?" Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal secretly transmitted his voice. "The most laughable one is that green-robed brat. He's only at the fifteenth level of the Chiming Nine Heavens Map, barely touching the threshold of Celestial Immortal, yet he dares to dine and drink with us so arrogantly. What a joke."

Seeing the Third Prince drinking with Zhou Hao and the others again, Jin Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal slammed down his wine cup, feeling quite displeased.

In the Xia Clan Great World, even a tribe that had been granted a title of nobility would hold the Yinglong Guard in high regard. However, in the eyes of the most elite tribes like the Shaoyan Clan, they were nothing more than dogs under the Xia Emperor's command.

The Shaoyan Clan followed the Xia Mang Clan in conquering the world during the era of gods and demons. They were one of the most powerful tribes under the Xia Emperor and were key ministers who assisted the Xia Emperor.

After Xia Emperor established his rule over the world, he bestowed titles upon the Shaoyan Clan clan, including three marquises, and their three fiefdoms were incredibly vast. In terms of the size of their fiefdoms alone, they were nearly a hundred times larger than Anchan Prefecture. Their foundation was unfathomable, so why would they look down on ordinary Yinglong Guard Celestial Immortals?

Only those members of the Xia Mang Clan, Left King and other celestial beings within the Yinglong Guard, could be valued by them, precisely because of their royal lineage.

"Born of humble origins, he only rose to the rank of Celestial Immortal through luck and the acquisition of resources after joining the Yinglong Guard," the Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal sneered. "If I were to make a move, I could easily annihilate a fifth or sixth-rank Celestial Immortal like him."

Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal looked down on Zhou Hao, Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal, and others, and naturally, he had the confidence to be arrogant.

His powerful tribal background was one reason why the Xia Emperor relied on him, but the most crucial factor was his strength.

This time, only his Second Primordial Spirit came to the Earth Ruins Realm. His main body was stationed in the clan's old lair. Although both bodies were at the sixth level of the Heavenly Immortal realm, his main body's magic treasures were powerful enough.

His Daoist name is ' Golden Bell ' because he wields the treasure of the Shaoyan Clan clan, a pure Yang grade magic weapon called Golden Bell.

If you include that pure Yang-grade magic treasure, it's comparable to the ' Obsessive Heart Heavenly Immortal ' at the eighth level of the Celestial Immortal realm.

Only a half-step Pure Yang being like the Third Prince Xia Mang Tang, who also possesses a Pure Yang Grade One magic weapon, could suppress and kill him. Other Celestial Immortals were not usually taken seriously by the Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal.

"Golden Bell, if you look down on them, just ignore them. This is the Third Prince's banquet, don't go crazy." The Obsessive Heart Heavenly Immortal glanced at the Third Prince, and seeing that he was completely unfazed and didn't seem to be paying attention to Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"We'll be staying in the Earth Ruins Realm for decades. If we anger the Third Prince, it will be inconvenient for us to act in the future," the Withered Wood Heavenly Immortal also transmitted his voice.

"I know my limits," Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal transmitted her voice, then raised her cup to toast the Third Prince.

Xia Mang Tang smiled and put down his wine cup, clapping his hands lightly. Soon, dozens of stunningly beautiful women entered the hall to perform a dance.

He had naturally noticed Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal's loss of composure, and after a moment's thought, he guessed that the other party was displeased because he had been too respectful to Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal and the others.

"Respect?" Xia Mang Tang scoffed inwardly. "If you knew that Windfire and Spirit Sword's master was already a Pure Yang True Immortal, and that Zhou Hao was more likely a disciple chosen by a powerful being, you wouldn't think this way."

In the Xia Clan Great World, although it is said that only one Celestial Immortal appears every million years, looking at the entire Three Realms, over countless years, there are far too many Celestial Immortals.

After all, even if a great world has 10,000 celestial immortals, a three thousand great worlds would have 30 million celestial immortals. And this is only the Human Realm, not even counting the much larger Heavenly Realm, or the great worlds created by many powerful beings in the chaotic void.

Even with so many celestial beings, only a few can become Pure Yang True Immortal or Heavenly Gods. Each one is a powerful figure in the Three Realms, and even the Heavenly Emperor and the lords of the various worlds have to treat them with respect.

Although he was in this Earth Ruins Realm, he was not out of touch with the news. He had already learned that Patriarch Mu Yang had made a move in the Yinglong Great World and revealed the strength of Pure Yang True Immortal.

Previously, Left King had sent someone to deliver a message, revealing some details about Zhou Hao to him.

Therefore, among all those present, the one whom Xia Mang Tang truly valued was Zhou Hao, who seemed the least noticeable and weakest.

As the song ended, Xia Mang Tang smiled and looked at Zhou Hao.

"Zhou Hao," he asked, "Have you decided where you'll be venturing in the Earth Ruins Realm? The ancient powerful being ' Zhenyuanzi's' Daoist temple, ' Five Village Temple,' is about to appear. I also plan to explore the main continent this time. Windfire and Spirit Sword have already agreed to come with me. If you'd like, you can come along too."

Invite me to explore the main continent together?

Zhou Hao was taken aback, then shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Third Prince, but with my current strength, helping to deal with ordinary Void Return level Necro Race would be a waste of your time, and dealing with those Celestial God level beings would only be a burden. I'd rather go to the Floating Island in the Void Sea and explore and hone my skills on my own."

It wasn't that he was being self-deprecating, but to be honest, his current strength at the fifteenth level of the Chiming Nine Heavens Map, comparable to the early stage of the Void Return level of ordinary God-Devil Body Refining techniques, was indeed somewhat lacking.

Even with several great supernatural powers and natal magic treasures, he was only at the fourth level of the Celestial Immortal realm, which was considered average, at most giving him a slightly stronger ability to protect himself.

The most dangerous main continent of the Earth Ruins Realm is inhabited by top-level Void Return Returners, whose strength is comparable to the fifth or sixth level of Celestial Necro Race. Some large mountain ranges are even occupied by Celestial Gods, whose strength is comparable to the eighth or ninth level of Necro Race.

The strongest of the Necro Race kings was even capable of going toe-to-toe with true gods and Pure Yang True Immortal immortals. If he followed the Third Prince, he would only be following behind the crowd and picking up the scraps.

He might obtain more celestial-grade magical treasures and rare items, and be safer, but that would go against his original intention of honing his strength through life-and-death battles.

"At least he has some self-awareness," Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal muttered to himself.

Although the voice was soft, everyone present possessed such strength that they could all hear it.

"You..." Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal looked at him with wide eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou Hao is aware of his own strength, so what's wrong with me praising him?" Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal said nonchalantly.

Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal was about to speak again when the Third Prince interrupted, "I forgot that Zhou Hao, you came to the Earth Ruins Realm for training. Since you want to go to the Void Sea alone, I'll send you some information. This is what I've accumulated over the years in the Earth Ruins Realm. Even the information that can be exchanged for merit points in the Earth Treasury vault is far more detailed than this."

Information about dangerous places is invaluable, no matter where you are.

For someone like Zhou Hao who was going to venture into the Void Sea, having detailed information about each Floating Island and a clear understanding of the strength of the Necro Race on those islands allowed him to make arrangements with ease, greatly reducing the danger.

"So detailed." Zhou Hao checked it and found that it contained not only information about the Void Sea, but also information about various mountain ranges and dangerous places on the main continent. He immediately showed delight, "Thank you, Third Prince."

"I also provided information to the 'Obsessive Heart Heavenly Immortal ' and the others. Your Yinglong Guard and Shaoyan Clan are the right-hand men of my Great Xia Emperor. It's just a piece of information; just don't spread it around," the Third Prince said with a smile.

Zhou Hao glanced at the three Shaoyan Clan Immortals opposite him. The Obsessive Heart Heavenly Immortal nodded slightly, the withered face of the Withered Wood Heavenly Immortal was expressionless, only the Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal had a cold smile on his lips. When he saw him looking over, he snorted disdainfully and turned his head away.

"Is he crazy?" Zhou Hao frowned inwardly. "Is he just a sixth-tier Celestial Immortal? Does he really think he's invincible and looks down on me? These past few days, I've been working on the bottleneck of the sixteenth level of the Chiming Nine Heavens Map, and I'm not far from breaking through. Once my divine body truly enters the Void Return level, I can crush this kind of trash with a flick of my wrist. I really don't understand where his sense of superiority comes from."

Zhou Hao shook his head, ignoring Golden Bell Heavenly Immortal, and focused his attention on the information conveyed by the Third Prince.

They quickly found out about the ' Five Village Temple ' that they wanted to know.

It turns out that after the ancient great being Zhenyuanzi perished, the Five Village Temple, where he once preached and taught all races, was arranged by the Nuwa Empress along with this Earth Immortal Realm, and has now become the greatest place of opportunity in the Earth Ruins Realm.

"The Ginseng Fruit Tree, a spiritual root of heaven and earth, can bear thirty fruits every ten thousand years. Its medicinal power is equivalent to a pure Yang Immortal Pill, and its value is equivalent to a top-grade immortal flying sword." Zhou Hao held his breath. "The Five Village Temple appears in the world once every million years. Doesn't that mean it has accumulated a full three thousand Ginseng Fruit?"

Three thousand Ginseng Fruit are equivalent to three thousand pure yang immortal pills, three thousand top-grade immortal flying swords... and could probably be exchanged for hundreds of pure yang magic treasures.

Even the wealth of the entire Shaoyan Clan, one of the oldest and most powerful tribes in this great world, might not be comparable to that of the Shao Yan clan.

These three thousand Ginseng Fruit alone are a terrifying fortune that would make even celestial gods and Pure Yang True Immortal take notice, and celestial immortals go mad with greed!

Not to mention the various supernatural powers and secret techniques left behind by Zhenyuanzi in Five Village Temple, as well as many hidden treasures.

Even the Nuwa Empress left behind a treasure that aids in enlightenment, giving celestial beings who later obtained this opportunity a greater chance to enter the Pure Yang realm.

"With the emergence of Five Village Temple, six Heaven-Earth Spirit Mirror will be scattered throughout the Earth Ruins Realm. Only those with these mirrors can enter Five Village Temple. Whether one can obtain one depends entirely on fate," Zhou Hao thought to himself.

No wonder the Spirit Sword Heavenly Immortal said that in a few more days, more and more Celestial Immortals would come to the Earth Ruins Realm.

I'm going to take a shower and continue writing. Don't wait up, everyone. It's getting late and I can't stay up any longer. I'll write until midnight, and I'll post it as soon as I have enough chapters. If not, I can post one chapter earlier tomorrow morning.